Misnomer
This gorgeous Bald Cypress is not so bald is she? I love Bald Cypress trees. Why? Though they are the first to lose their foliage in the fall, they are the first to begin to show their color in the spring. When I see the Bald Cypress budding, it means winter is over. The only thing you have to be careful about is watching out for the tree's "knees" they are part of it's root system and have been known to trip a person or two (mainly me). And this is about as close as I will get to the water if I'm not on the viewing platform. I'm a big chicken with a healthy respect for swamp life
This tree is in Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, Texas. Here is a little blurb about Bald Cypress trees:
Wood is used for boat building, railroad ties, docks, bridges, silos, barrels, posts, shingles etc. since it is very durable in contact with water and soil. The wood is easily worked and takes a good polish. The knees are made into art work. Resin from cones was used as a painkiller for wounds. Ancestors of the Bald Cypress at one time covered North America. Now it is found mostly in swamps of the southern states.
Misnomer
This gorgeous Bald Cypress is not so bald is she? I love Bald Cypress trees. Why? Though they are the first to lose their foliage in the fall, they are the first to begin to show their color in the spring. When I see the Bald Cypress budding, it means winter is over. The only thing you have to be careful about is watching out for the tree's "knees" they are part of it's root system and have been known to trip a person or two (mainly me). And this is about as close as I will get to the water if I'm not on the viewing platform. I'm a big chicken with a healthy respect for swamp life
This tree is in Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, Texas. Here is a little blurb about Bald Cypress trees:
Wood is used for boat building, railroad ties, docks, bridges, silos, barrels, posts, shingles etc. since it is very durable in contact with water and soil. The wood is easily worked and takes a good polish. The knees are made into art work. Resin from cones was used as a painkiller for wounds. Ancestors of the Bald Cypress at one time covered North America. Now it is found mostly in swamps of the southern states.